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Making east London
Historically known as a region of independent makers, east London is still famous for craftspeople, manufacturing and culture.
Making in east London has been shaped by the area’s diverse and interconnected communities and the global exchange of of materials, ideas and technological innovation.
Look out for new stories about east London as you explore V&A East Storehouse today.
Written by: Georgia Haseldine, Senior Curator of V&A East Storehouse
Published: May 2025
NCOL.135-2024. Bricks from local industrial waste materials
Sourcebook for Design
- Museum Number
- E.287-2013
- Description
- London Olympic Cauldron model
- Artist/Maker
- Thomas Heatherwick
- Location and Date
- London, 2012
- Materials/Techniques
- Copper, Brass, Steel
- Museum Number
- E.225-2012
- Description
- Print-it-yourself
- Artist/Maker
- Lenthall Road Workshop
- Location and Date
- Hackney, c. 1985
- Materials/Techniques
- Ink, Paper, Screenprint
- Museum Number
- T.39-1935
- Description
- Sampler
- Artist/Maker
- Downes, Hannah
- Location and Date
- England, 1684
- Materials/Techniques
- Silk yarn, Linen (material), Embroidering
- Museum Number
- S.398-2016
- Description
- Mother Goose
- Artist/Maker
- Lotte Collett
- Location and Date
- Great Britain, 2014
- Materials/Techniques
- Card, Watercolour, Pencil, Designing, Painting